Has anyone been prescribed EB-N5?

Thanks. I am going to call the company as well. Just need to be safe and not cause more harm.

It appears to be another manufacturer of their own proprietary blend of ingredients for neuropathy. I haven't seen any research trials on their products but some of the ingredients can be found in neuropathy research that they are helpful. Here's what EB-N5 actually contains from their website: https://ebmmedical.com/medical-foods/
EB-N5® INGREDIENTS
L-methylfolate calcium 6 mg
Methylcobalamin 4 mg
Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate 70 mg
Alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg
Cholecalciferol 5000 IU

So then begs the question - can you buy the separate ingredients cheaper yourself if you think EB-N5 might help. Just being the Devil's advocate here 🙃

Hi, John

That's my question, too: Can I purchase the ingredients separately and save money? I'm going to look into that. I've already purchased the manufacturer's three-month supply, but after that … ? I'd like to know.

Ray

I’m sure you’ll be thorough. As an aside, 3 weeks ago I replenished my OTC Magnesium supplements - I always just settle for whatever Buy 1 Get 1 Free I see. I didn’t pay attention that I bought 400mg capsules instead of 200mg. RDA is only 250-300mg and I know I get some (if not enough) from diet, but take the supplement to help PN and regularity. Anyway, in recent days I realized I must be overdosing on Mg; I was having concerning increase in muscle/nerve weakness and twitching. As well as GI changes. Dr. Google lists those as excess Mg symptoms, even though it doesn’t seem like much. I wish I’d paid attention sooner and had not changed my dosage (hindsight is always great) I just stopped it last night and hope I return to my “normal “ soon to confirm.
I have no doubt you’ll be monitoring everything as you try this supplement and it’s good to share with everyone else looking for quality of life maintenance or improvement. I have low blood sugar, which is one reason my doctor has wanted me to stay away from some regimes.

Good morning, Debbie (@dbeshears1), bb0753 (@bb0753), zav (@zav)

Let's pool here what we learned about B6. I'd heard that B6 from supplements came with a caution, but until getting my doctor's suggestion that I try EB-N5, I had paid it little mind.

On its website, NIH presents two side-by-side fact sheets on B6, one for professionals and the other for consumers. The consumers' fact sheet, under "Can vitamin B6 be harmful?" says, "People almost never get too much vitamin B6 from food or beverages. But taking high amounts of vitamin B6 from supplements for a year or longer can cause severe nerve damage, leading people to lose control of their bodily movements. The symptoms usually stop when they stop taking the supplements."

I'll spend a little time later today looking into this. My doctor may be taking time off for the extended Fourth holiday, but I try calling him anyway.

Cheers, everyone!
Ray (@ray666)

Good morning, Debbie (@dbeshears1), bb0753 (@bb0753), zav (@zav)

Let's pool here what we learned about B6. I'd heard that B6 from supplements came with a caution, but until getting my doctor's suggestion that I try EB-N5, I had paid it little mind.

On its website, NIH presents two side-by-side fact sheets on B6, one for professionals and the other for consumers. The consumers' fact sheet, under "Can vitamin B6 be harmful?" says, "People almost never get too much vitamin B6 from food or beverages. But taking high amounts of vitamin B6 from supplements for a year or longer can cause severe nerve damage, leading people to lose control of their bodily movements. The symptoms usually stop when they stop taking the supplements."

I'll spend a little time later today looking into this. My doctor may be taking time off for the extended Fourth holiday, but I try calling him anyway.

Cheers, everyone!
Ray (@ray666)

Good morning, Debbie (@dbeshears1), bb0753 (@bb0753), zav (@zav)

Let's pool here what we learned about B6. I'd heard that B6 from supplements came with a caution, but until getting my doctor's suggestion that I try EB-N5, I had paid it little mind.

On its website, NIH presents two side-by-side fact sheets on B6, one for professionals and the other for consumers. The consumers' fact sheet, under "Can vitamin B6 be harmful?" says, "People almost never get too much vitamin B6 from food or beverages. But taking high amounts of vitamin B6 from supplements for a year or longer can cause severe nerve damage, leading people to lose control of their bodily movements. The symptoms usually stop when they stop taking the supplements."

I'll spend a little time later today looking into this. My doctor may be taking time off for the extended Fourth holiday, but I try calling him anyway.

Cheers, everyone!
Ray (@ray666)

Good morning, John (@johnbishop)

Yikes! I hadn't thought about energy drinks, although I rarely drink one. What this thread has me thinking about, though, as I wait for USPS to deliver my EB-N5, are the other supplements I've been taking for a long, long time as part of my daily regimen, things like Centrum Silver, a B6 pill, B-Complex, others too (?). I'm going to have to check their labels to see how much B6 I'm already getting from supplements. Surely my doctor would be thinking about this, wouldn't you think? I suspect he is; he's very thorough. Nevertheless, it's conversations like this that remind me that, as a patient, I must never completely leave the bridge and let someone else steer the ship of my health all by himself.

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

I don't know a lot about B6, except when I got this PN 7 years ago, they said to make sure B12 stayed good, and a little extra didn't hurt. So I took a B Complex vitamin to get all the B's. My primary Neurologist sent me for a PN consult to 2 medical universities early on, and by the time I got to the Duke appointment, my B6 was higher than standard. The doc first thought she found my "cause" but all of my B's were fine when the PN started 4 months earlier, it only went up because I intentionally added the daily supplement. So she told me to stop that, and only add trace amounts of B6 if it was part of another vitamin (like One A Day) but to not try to increase B6.